Building optimal PC for $2000

Silent_Tempest

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Hello. My friend and I are building a computer on a $2000 budget. We have looked over a bunch of components, checked specs and reviews and stuff, and have come up with some parts we feel are both high-quality and the best bang for his buck.

He says that although he doesn't plan on playing next gen games on the highest settings, he at least wants to be able to play any game that's only reasonably demanding and play it flawlessly at all times. So games like Minecraft and League should be able to play without ever dropping frames due to the fault of the system.

Any input on what the positives and negatives about our components is welcome. Just make sure to note that if there's something wrong say what that is and why something else would help. Such as if there was a bottleneck somewhere in the system.

Monitor: ASUS VE278Q 27" 1920x1080 2ms LED Backlight LCD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236103

Case: NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146149

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 Haswell Quad-Core 3.6GHz LGA 1150 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116987

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A LGA 1150 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118

Graphics Card: EVGA SuperClocked GTX 770 2GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130921

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

PSU: EVGA 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Full Modular PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017

SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193

HDD: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236625

Kerboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Black - Cherry MX Red - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823816010

Wireless Keyboard: AZIO Wireless HTPC Keyboard KB115 Black 2.4 GHz Wireless - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823839017

Mouse: Razer Naga Hex MOBA PC Gaming Mouse - Red - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153096http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153096

With current sales and rebates on newegg, the total becomes ~$1,918. Thank you in advance.
 

g-unit1111

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Why two keyboards? Lose the expensive peripherals and upgrade to a dual GPU solution. You don't have to buy the $130 keyboard and $80 mouse at first, you can always get those things later. For gaming always invest more in the GPU, that's where it counts.

You should be getting something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($108.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($144.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2039.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 23:00 EDT-0400

Or you could do a single 780TI:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($108.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($704.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1784.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 23:01 EDT-0400

Then add whatever monitor, keyboard and mouse you want.